2 , Friday, June 1, 2012 NATIONAL NEWS Ali enrolls as High Court lawyer PICTURE BY ARTHUR KINTU Golden BY HILLARY NSAMBU Third deputy Prime Minister Moses Ali was one of the 61 Jubilee lawyers who were enrolled as new advocates of the courts of judicature yesterday. 130 DAYS TO GO High Court acting chief registrar Henry Adonyo presided over the brief 2 function. He was fl anked TODAY IN HISTORY minute by the Judiciary’s public relations offi cer and registrar JUNE 1, 1962 of the Court of Appeal/ catch up Constitutional Court, Elias Kisawuzi. The Omugabe of Ankole and Omukama of Toro were The head of the knighted during the Queen’s birthday honours — The People’s Law Society (ULS) head of the last birthday list to be published before Uganda’s Development professional development independence. Another knighthood went to Ber- and members’ affairs, Samuel nard de Bunsen, the then Principal of Makerere Col- Party president, Olumo, represented the ULS. Ali told the gathering that lege. Uganda featured prominently with 39 awards Dr. Abed Bwanika, when he was at the Law on the East African list of honours which had the Of- has asked university Development Centre for a fi cer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire certifi cate in legal practice, (OBE) and Member of the Most Excellent Order of the heads to establish he had diffi cult time with his British Empire (MBE) awards. a dress code classmates who used to ask him why he was studying law All Uganda hereditary rulers were knights. The for students to at his age. Omugabe and Omukama had the Knight Bachelor curb indecent He said he enrolled for Moses Ali signing the book of enrollment at the High Court award and so did de Bunsen. a bachelors’ degree in dressing and law because he wanted to such people should be the long time. avoid disruption broaden his knowledge and pride of a properly trained “You should also enhance his performance in lawyer,” Adonyo said. demonstrate a spirit of DID YOU KNOW? in class. Bwanika the service of the country. He also urged the lawyers desiring to increase your made the remarks Ali said he had always to avoid corrupt tendencies knowledge as Moses Ali at wanted to study law but and go for further training in his age has demonstrated,” Timothy Bazarabusa was Uganda’s fi rst High during yesterday’s Commissioner in London. He was appointed by had not got an opportunity gas and oil now that Uganda Kisawuzi advised. press conference earlier. and some countries in the Olumo urged the lawyers Prime Minister in 1962. Adonyo urged the newly region had discovered the to uphold the identity of their Prior to this appointment, Bazarabusa was a at Meeting Point enrolled lawyers to render natural resource. legal profession. member of the Uganda Legislative Council, during Restaurant on free legal services to citizens Kisawuzi urged the lawyers He urged those in the which he participated on the Constitutional who asked for them. to emulate Moses Ali who service of the Government to Committee of 1959. Buganda Road. “Giving free services to had remained relevant for a correctly advise it.

MARTYRS’ DAY HIV STRAINS Foreign pilgrims arrive in Namugongo Medics panic over rise in drug-resistant strains PICTURE BY MARK OWOR BY ANNE MUGISA from HIV/AIDS-related BY BRIAN MAYANJA AND AGENCIES cases annually had reduced from 75,000 in the 1990s Foreign pilgrims have started The prevalence of drug- to 50,000 currently, a 30% arriving at Namugongo shrines resistant HIV strains in reduction in HIV/AIDS- to attend the Martyrs’ Day and Uganda’s two related deaths. celebrations due on Sunday. other high population towns HIV drug resistance On Wednesday evening, about has risen from 8.6% to occurs mostly from 100 pilgrims from Kenya and 12% in the last fi ve years, a improper use of ARVs, Tanzania arrived at the shrines. recent study has revealed. Prof. Peter Mugyenyi though sometimes it comes Pilgrims from western and This is regarded as one inevitably after prolonged eastern Uganda also arrived of the highest rates in sub- African Studies to Evaluate use of a particular drug. after a one-week trek. Saharan Africa. Resistance monitoring According to Prof. Peter “I feel the pain but I am happy Transmitted HIV drug cohort study report for Mugyenyi, the executive I have managed to reach the resistance means strains of 2008-2012 indicated director of Uganda’s holy place. I have no problem the virus that have already that the prevalence of Joint Clinical Research walking long distances,” said acquired resistance to some transmitted drug resistance Centre, resistance that is George Rugambwa, a pilgrim drugs get spread to other among people who have in the range of 5% is not from Mbarara. people who could also never taken life-prolonging considered a public health The martyrs were murdered spread them further. anti-retroviral medication concern. It becomes a on the orders of Kabaka This is dangerous, was substantially higher in matter of concern when it Mwanga for refusing to forsake according to the study, Kampala, Fort-Portal and hits 15% and beyond. their faith between 1885 and because it threatens to undo Mbale towns. He said, however, that 1886. Pilgrims from Tororo Diocese arriving at Namugongo Uganda’s gains made in the The Ministry of Health the national averages of fi ght against HIV. indicated last year that the resistance are still in the The PharmAccess number of people dying acceptable ranges.

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